ProtocolType Enumeration
Specifies the communications protocol that a Socket object uses to transfer data.
Namespace: System.Net.Sockets
Assembly: System (in system.dll)
Syntax
public enum ProtocolType
Members
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Ggp | The Gateway-To-Gateway Protocol. | |
| Icmp | The Internet Control Message Protocol. | |
| IcmpV6 | The Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6. | |
| Idp | The Internet Datagram Protocol. | |
| Igmp | The Internet Group Management Protocol. | |
| IP | The Internet Protocol. | |
| IPSecAuthenticationHeader | The IPv6 Authentication header. For details, see RFC 2292 section 2.2.1, available at http://www.ietf.org. | |
| IPSecEncapsulatingSecurityPayload | The IPv6 Encapsulating Security Payload header. | |
| IPv4 | The Internet Protocol version 4. | |
| IPv6 | The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6). | |
| IPv6DestinationOptions | The IPv6 Destination Options header. | |
| IPv6FragmentHeader | The IPv6 Fragment header. | |
| IPv6HopByHopOptions | The IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options header. | |
| IPv6NoNextHeader | The IPv6 No-next header. | |
| IPv6RoutingHeader | The IPv6 Routing header. | |
| Ipx | The Internet Packet Exchange Protocol. | |
| ND | The Net Disk Protocol (unofficial). | |
| Pup | The PARC Universal Packet Protocol. | |
| Raw | The raw IP-packet protocol. | |
| Spx | The Sequenced Packet Exchange protocol. | |
| SpxII | The Sequenced Packet Exchange version 2 protocol. | |
| Tcp | The Transmission Control Protocol. | |
| Udp | The User Datagram Protocol | |
| Unknown | An unknown protocol. | |
| Unspecified | An unspecified protocol. |
Remarks
A Socket object informs the Windows® Sockets API of the protocol that it intends to use. Low-level driver software for the requested protocol must be present on the computer for the socket to be created successfully.
Version Information
Available in the .NET Micro Framework versions 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2.